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Drag hunting and 'Clean-boot' hunting with Bloodhounds is a sport in which a pack of hounds follow either an artificially laid scent or the scent of a human over a predetermined route. Most Draghound and Bloodhound packs are registered with the Masters of Draghounds and Bloodhounds Association (MDBA).

Drag hunting or draghunting originally developed in the UK in the early 1800s as a means of testing the speed and agility of hounds by laying a scent trail over a specified distance.

Fox hunting has been occurring in different guises for hundreds of years. Indeed, the practice of using dogs with a keen sense of smell to track prey can be traced back to ancient Egypt and many Greek and Roman influenced countries. However, it is believed that the custom for a fox to be tracked, chased and often killed by trained hunting hounds (generally known as ‘scent hounds’) and followed by the Master of the Foxhounds and his team on foot and horseback, originated from a Norfolk farmer’s attempt to catch a fox using farm dogs in 1534.

Ten years on and the hunting ban still stands. Showing it has little effect on the economy of rural communities, little effect on population control and little effect on the humane sport of drag hunting that is more successful that ever. You may not have voted to ban this sport, but do you really want to "unban" it and bring back cruelty?

Ahuntersshockingaccountofhiscraft

Professional fox hunter and the shocking truth about Fox hunting. Clifford Pellow became the highest ranking paid 'servant' of the hunt. Clifford Pellow, a professional fox hunter for 23 years, believed unwaveringly in the integrity of his 'craft'. He'd learnt its mysteries in night stories from his grandfather - all about wily Reynard and the special breed of man in a red tunic who led the chase with horse and hounds that, on a good day,

WhatisTrailHunting?

Trail hunting did not exist before the Hunting Act 2004. When the Act came into force, the Masters of the Draghounds and Bloodhounds Association (MDBA) were particularly concerned that illegal live quarry hunting, under the guise of following an artificially laid scent, would have a detrimental effect on the sport of drag hunting. To prevent their sport being brought into disrepute, the MDBA insisted that the term 'drag hunting' should remain their exclusive property.

Endorphins,nociceptors,painandfoxhuntingbyDrPieterKat

A friend of mine recently told me about an argument put forward by those who support fox hunting (the kind with horses and hounds) about pain. No worries, say the proponents, the fox is so doped up on endorphins that by the time the hounds get to it, it feels no pain when it gets ripped apart!

EuropeanCourtsDismissedChallenge

The Countryside Alliance supported Brian Friend when he went to the European Court of Human Rights saying the hunting act was an infringement of his civil liberties - in their yearly round up the ECHR called it the funniest case of the year.